Pāli Dictionary

aṃsa1

aṃsrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

aṃs8divide; distribute

Synonyms

desa, padesa, bhāga, khaṇḍa, paṭivisa, paṭiviṃsa, koṭṭhāsa

general

  • a part, portion, share; a side, facet

  • SN 2.29

    seyyathā'pi nāma maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭh'aṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca

  • SN 47.12

    atha kiñ'carahi ty'āyaṃ, sāriputta, uḷārā āsabhī vācā bhāsitā, eka-aṃso gahito, sīhanādo nadito

aṃsa2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • the shoulder; shoulder-blade

  • MN 91

    cit'antar'aṃso kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

  • Ud 5.5

    tatiyam'pi kho āyasmā ānando abhikkantāya rattiyā, nikkhante pacchime yāme, uddhaste aruṇe, nandimukhiyā rattiyā uṭṭhāy'āsanā eka-aṃsaṃ uttar'āsaṅgaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā ten'añjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

aṃsa3

aṃsastemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • having shoulders; possessing shoulder-blades

  • MN 91

    cit'antar'aṃso kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

aṃsā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • piles; hemorrhoids

  • AN 10.60

    iti imasmiṃ kāye vividhā ābādhā uppajjanti, seyyath'idaṃ… pakkhandikā sūlā visūcikā kuṭṭhaṃ gaṇḍo kilāso soso apamāro daddu kaṇḍu kacchu nakhasā vitacchikā lohitaṃ pittaṃ madhumeho aṃsā piḷakā bhagandalā

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